Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd - Sale 28th October 2013

28th October 2013

DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (October, 28th) sold 271 adult head of breeding cattle.
Heifer with heifer calf (8) sold to £3,000 gross for a British Blue from the dispersal of the Mains of Clunas, Cawdor herd.
Heifer with male calf (8) sold to £3,100 gross for a British Blue from Mains of Clunas.
Cow with heifer calf (24) sold to £2,700 gross for a Simmental cross cow from Mains of Clunas.
Cow with male calf (25) sold to £2,500 gross for a Limousin cross cow from 84 Tomich, Lairg.
Cow with twin calves (2) sold to £2,200 gross for a Simmental cow from Mains of Clunas.
In calf heifers (127) sold to £2,750 gross for a Simmental cross from Braes of Enzie, Buckie.
In calf cows (40) sold to £1,350 gross for a Limousin cross from The Rowans, Brora.
Bulls (10) sold to £2,500 gross twice for a Limousin from Kildun, Dingwall, and a Limousin from Clury Farm, Dulnain Bridge.
Bulling heifers (27) sold to £1,380 gross for a Limousin cross from Woodside, Muir of Tarradale.
“An excellent show for quality met the dearest trade ever.”
Other leading prices
Heifer with heifer calf: BRB – Mains of Clunas, £2500; LimX – Balmaglaster Farm, Spean Bridge, £2250; ShoX – Mains of Clunas, £2200 (twice).
Cow with male calf: AAX – 2 Eynort, Carbost, £2550; LimX – Balmaglaster Farm, £2350; BSH – Attadale, Kyle of Lochalsh, £1900.
Cow with heifer calf: SimX – Mains of Clunas, £2100; LimX – Tomdhu, Boat of Garten, £1850; WSX – Mains of Clunas, £1800; SalX – Mains of Clunas, £1750; AAX – Brackla, Nairn, £1700; ShoX – Carnoch, Strathconon, £1400.
Cow with male calf: SalX – Mains of Clunas, £2400; WSX – Mains of Clunas, £2400; AAX – Tomdhu, £2280; SimX – Mains of Clunas, £2250.
Cow with twins: ShoX – Mains of Clunas, £1850.
In calf heifers: BRB – Braes of Enzie, £2700; SimX – Braes of Enzie, £2700; LimX – Braes of Enzie, £2550; ShoX – Culmill, Kiltarlity, £2250; AAX – Braes of Enzie, £2200; Lui – Folly, West Murkle, £2100; SalX – Braes of Enzie, £2050; CharX – Folly, £2050.
In calf cows: ShoX – Old Inn Croft, Blairninich, £1220; LimX – Rurach Croft, Inverinate, £1180; Char – 3 Ardmore, Waternish, £1100; Sim – 101 Midtown, Talmine, £970; AAX – Scorraig, Dundonnel, (Rushforth), £950.
Bulls: AA – Culrain Mains, Ardgay, £2000; Char – Rurach Croft, £1950; Sim – Rhannich Farm, Edderton, £1400.
Bulling heifers: LimX – 7 Balranald, Lochmaddy, £1200; ShoX – Achley Farm, Dornoch, £1100; SimX – Ardtoe, Acharacle, £900.